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Fairlee, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Fairlee is a Census CDP of 54 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $21,071, 57.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $115,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairlee
What Fairlee is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land90 plus or minus 40
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairlee
How many people live in Fairlee
- Population54 plus or minus 24
- Median age63.5
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over20 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over37.0 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Households40 plus or minus 17
- Family households3 plus or minus 5
- Share of households that are families7.5 percent plus or minus 12.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairlee
Income and work in Fairlee
- Median household income$21,071 plus or minus $13,054
- Per capita income$27,374 plus or minus $12,177
- Civilian labor force17 plus or minus 13
- Employed17 plus or minus 13
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over54 plus or minus 24
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.4 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairlee
Housing in Fairlee
- Housing units40 plus or minus 17
- Occupied units40 plus or minus 17
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied23 plus or minus 12
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate57.5 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$277,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,057 plus or minus $620
- Annual rent as a share of median income60.2 percent plus or minus 51.4
- Single family units23 plus or minus 16
- Share single family57.5 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more42.5 percent plus or minus 36.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairlee
How Fairlee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13 plus or minus 12
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone76.5 percent plus or minus 39.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home23.5 percent plus or minus 30.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairlee
SBA loans in Fairlee (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$115,000
- Average approval$57,500
- Median approval$57,500
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairlee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairlee
Flood risk in Fairlee
- NFIP communityTown of Fairlee
- NFIP community number500072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/91
The Town of Fairlee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500072 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Fairlee
Orange County context, not Fairlee figures
- Establishments in Orange County711
- Covered employment, Orange County7,898
- Average annual pay, Orange County$55,315
- Housing units permitted, Orange County89
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairlee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairlee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairlee, Vermont?
54, in 40 households. Fairlee CDP covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 90 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairlee in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairlee?
$21,071. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $277,500. Median gross rent is $1,057 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairlee businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $115,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $57,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairlee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairlee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairlee. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fairlee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairlee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairlee, town of, community 500072, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairlee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairlee.
Is zoning published for Fairlee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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